It’s fake; it’s phony, and unacceptable that The White House failed to communicate in a timely, accurate, and complete manner with Congressional overseers in the case of the Taliban hostage trade for Bowe Bergdahl. This topic drones on because the Obama administration bypassed Congress with all due intention. It did so for different reasons:

Didn’t want to be told by Congress not to make the trade

Wanted to make the trade to set the ball rolling for closing Gitmo

Knew that Congress would object

May have been concerned about the consequences to Bowe Bergdahl

Knew of Bowe Bergdahl’s questionable AWOL and mental status

Nonetheless, when President Obama ticks off Senator Dianne Feinstein, he is in deep trouble. It is as if Obama is freewheeling.

“Obama-Congress intelligence pipeline broken

By BURGESS EVERETT | 6/15/14 7:55 PM EDT Updated: 6/16/14 6:34 AM EDT

The Senate’s spy watchdogs are abuzz over what lawmakers describe as a low point in relations with the Obama administration and its intelligence policymakers.

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein has taken to the Senate floor and Sunday shows to denounce the administration for failing to communicate with Congress about the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl and the alleged seizure of committee documents by the Central Intelligence Agency. News of the Bergdahl trade even took two days to reach the senator.After saying her piece, Feinstein is fed up with the drama.”

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James A. George has over 25 years of experience working in the government consulting space with many years interacting with Congressional staff and government executives as a program manager and executive in developing policies. He was liaison between the Office of Secretary of Defense and the Aerospace Industries Association addressing standards for electronic commerce. He has written hundreds of papers and a book titled Smart Data, Enterprise Performance Optimization Strategy (c)2010 Wiley Publishing. He has published columns titled "The American Political System" and wrote a new book titled How to Select and American President (c)2011 All Rights Reserved.